The most important definition of an actor, the job of the actor, is to serve the writer, not yourself. Way too many actors serve themselves.

I dont categorize characters into one syllable. These are fully-rounded characters that I dont judge; I just play them.

Its a really wonderful thing to focus your life on something other than your own personal career and ambition.

It's so easy for us to misperceive and see the things in others that we want to see. And, when we're wrong, and often we're dead wrong, we miss the truth.

You risk working with this director, you risk making this movie, you risk working with another actor you don't know. It makes your heart beat faster. And it keeps you interested.

I always thought that, in a way, you want your Superman to be a total unknown.

The story is everything, which means it's our job to tell better stories.